Demographics of Divide County, North Dakota

Divide County, North Dakota had 2,110 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −92 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Divide County, in four figures

2,110
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.2%
Change since July 2020: −92 people.; 49.7 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,852 ±$14,907
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Divide County, North Dakota's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Divide County, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Divide County, North Dakota's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Divide County, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,202	100.0	100.0
2021	2,178	98.9	100.2
2022	2,171	98.6	100.7
2023	2,146	97.5	101.6
2024	2,121	96.3	102.5
2025	2,110	95.8	103.1

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Population of Divide County, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,202	+11	+2	0	+10
2021	2,178	−24	−7	0	−16
2022	2,171	−7	−6	+2	−1
2023	2,146	−25	−2	+1	−24
2024	2,121	−25	−2	+1	−25
2025	2,110	−11	−2	0	−7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.7 ±2.3: for men 49.4 ±4.7 and for women 49.8 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Divide County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	150 ±28	6.9% ±1.3	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	269 ±76	12.4% ±3.5	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	117 ±47	5.4% ±2.2	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	408 ±72	18.8% ±3.3	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	667 ±105	30.8% ±4.8	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	556 ±98	25.7% ±4.5	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,852 ±$14,907, and income per person $49,863 ±$6,857, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,657 ±$1,163 in North Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Divide County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	129 ±58	12.7% ±5.6	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	117 ±49	11.5% ±4.8	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	154 ±55	15.2% ±5.4	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	149 ±50	14.7% ±4.8	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	236 ±63	23.2% ±6.0	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	127 ±57	12.5% ±5.5	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	104 ±51	10.2% ±5.0	9.6% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Divide County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	194 ±88	9.3% ±4.2	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	33 to 123	8.9% to 28.3%	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	42 to 126	9.2% ±4.5	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 64	< 0.1% to 8.4%	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Divide County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Divide County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	1,413 ±61	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	71.9% ±3.8	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	28.1% ±5.5	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.3% ±7.0	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.7% ±6.6	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$167,600 ±$57,381	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,105 ±$237	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±8	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Divide County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	94 ±31	4.3% ±1.4	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,909 ±83	88.1% ±3.8	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.4%	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 1.1%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.5%	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	72 to 228	3.3% to 10.5%	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Divide County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	1,436 ±132	66.3% ±6.1	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	620 ±116	28.6% ±5.4	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11 to 81	0.5% to 3.7%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	65 ±30	3.0% ±1.4	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14 to 58	0.6% to 2.7%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4 to 54	0.2% to 2.5%	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Divide County among the counties of North Dakota

45th of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Divide County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Eddy County	2,329	+0.1%
Adams County	2,275	+3.7%
Griggs County	2,239	−2.5%
Grant County	2,206	−3.5%
Burke County	2,132	−2.7%
Divide County	2,110	−4.2%
Towner County	2,040	−5.0%
Oliver County	1,898	+1.7%
Logan County	1,859	−1.3%
Golden Valley County	1,808	+4.8%
Steele County	1,797	−0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026